Roland KR-11 Basic operation and display, Basic/Home screen, Navigating through the display pages

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KR-11 – Connecting external ampliﬁers and other devices

4. Basic operation and display

The KR-11 features a large-sized screen that keeps you informed about the status of your instrument and allows you to access functions for which there are (usually) no buttons or sliders.

Symbols used in this owner’s manual

This Owner’s Manual uses the following symbols to indicate panel buttons and items appearing on the display.

[ ]— This indicates a button or slider on the panel. Example: the TONE [PIANO] button.

<>— This indicates an item appearing on the display. To choose such an item, press the corresponding soft button (located below or next to the item).

Example: the <Layer> button (see below).

The Basic/Home screen

This is the display page (called Basic screen) that will be displayed every time you press the One Touch Program [ARRANGER] button.

Tempo

Chosen Style

Time signature Current measure

Metronome On/Off Tone Name (Upper or Whole)

Selection of another	Registering performance	Two Tones can	Access the Function menu
Style level	functions to the [PAD]	be played together
	buttons and pedals

Note: If the display is difﬁcult to read, use the CONTRAST knob to change the display contrast.

Navigating through the display pages



Go to the previous page		Go to the next page

Changing screen pages— <√√PAGE> and <PAGE®®>

Some screens may comprise multiple display pages. By pressing <PAGE®®> you will go to the next page. Press <√√PAGE> to return to the previous display page.

Retaining a screen— the [HOLD] button

Some screens are only displayed for a few seconds, after which you return to the previous screen, or the Basic screen. If you do not want the screen to change, you can “lock” the current screen on the display by pressing the [HOLD] button.

Returning to the previous screen or the Basic screen— [EXIT] button

By pressing the [EXIT] button, you return to the pre- vious screen or the Basic screen.

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Contents Main features Contents KR-11 Never climb on top of, nor place heavy objects on the unit Important notes Handling ﬂoppy disks Front panel Panel descriptionsHold button ConnectionsSetting up the music stand Before using the KR-11Connecting the Pedal Cable Connecting the power cordOpening and closing the lid Connecting HeadphonesAdjusting the sound’s volume and brilliance Turning the power on/offAbout the adjuster About the pedalsSending audio to external equipment Receiving audio signals from external sourcesBasic/Home screen Basic operation and displayNavigating through the display pages Changing screen pages- √√PAGEOverview of the KR-11 Using GameTone and Style demo Sound/Style Choosing the display languageBrilliance knob Performance functionsOne Touch Program Selecting the instrument type Piano music One Touch Program PianoAccompaniment One Touch Program Arranger Press the One Touch Program Arranger button Example When The Saints Go MarchingAt the end of the song, press the INTRO/ Ending button Selecting and playing back Songs Playing back songs on diskListening to all songs Rewinding and fast forwardingPitch Bend and Transpose Selecting Tones Tones and related functionsSelecting normal Tones Selecting Expansion TonesOctave Shift changing the pitch by octaves Adding effects to TonesWhole one Tone for the entire keyboard Keyboard modesSplit different Tones in the left and right hand Selecting Tones for the Upper and Lower partsPress the Tone Strings button Layer using two Tones simultaneouslySettings What is an Arranger?Playing with accompaniment Arranger Additional notesSelecting Music Styles Using Style disks User StylesPress a Music Style button Starting a Music Style Starting and Stopping StylesStopping a Music Style Adjusting the volume of each part Part Volume Accompaniment and melody volume balanceVolume of the Rhythm, Bass, Accomp, and Chord/Bass Tones Style tempoBasic/Advanced Level Volume of the Drums, SFX, Lower, Upper, or Layer ToneOriginal/Variation Accompaniment pattern Fill-Ins transitions between Original and Variation Easy ﬁngering Chord IntelligenceMelody Intelligence Recording and Playback What is a track?Recording Normal recordingRecording Minus-One performances Press the Stop or Reset button to stop recordingCorrecting minor mistakes See below for the button to pressTrack Mute Muting speciﬁc tracks Playing back a Composer songPlaying back songs without tempo changes Erasing the Composer songSaving a song to disk Composer Menu16-track Sequencer Functions of the Composer MenuMuting or playing selected tracks Chord SequencerTracks vs. Midi channels Recording method Rec Mode Recording ModeFormatting disks Stopping a recording Rec StopEditing your User Style Style ComposerOn the Composer Menu screen, press Style Composer Muting parts of a division Style ConverterPress the Fill In to Variation button On the Composer Menu screen, press Style ConverterPress Setup on the Edit screen Setup tempo and volumeSaving User Styles Song EditErase removing data from a track or song Quantize timing correctionsCopying measures Delete removing measuresTranspose changing the key Insert adding blank measuresTrack Exchange/Track Copy swapping and copy- ing tracks Piano screen functions Function MenuMarker function repeatedly playing back the same section Auto changing the Arranger defaults Using the ArrangerOrgan screen functions Basic screen functionsChord Tone Setting Music Assistant registering panel settingsMusic Assistant, Pad buttons, pedals Loading a Music Assistant memoryLoading a Music Assistant set from disk Saving Music Assistant settings to diskPedal functions Metronome ON/OFF- This switches the metronome on or offUtility Menu Operating procedureUtility functions Master TuneExpansion Tone Lyric switching off the display of lyricsPitch Bend Range Chorus TypesMidi TX Midi Ch./Local Control Program Change and Bank SelectLocal Control Memory Backup Music Assistant Arranger UpdateFactory Preset initialization Link to 16TRK SequencerConnecting Midi instruments DSP effects AppendixSpeciﬁcations Normal Tones Tones, Drum Sets, Music StylesPop/Rock Oldies/Country Latin/Gospel Internal Music StylesDrum Sets Standard Room Power ElectronicSFX Set DM7 Chord IntelligenceGM7 Change Midi Implementation ChartKR-11 Tones, Drum Sets, Music Styles Page Africa Distributors Information